The Townsend issue

[imasharkie]

Gentlemen, you have beautifully outlined the Shaun Johnson enigma.

He is so ingrained with putting on flash plays, he can’t get the basics right.

Shaggs is 100% spot on, through the hands we score the try, but he had to go with the miracle cut out ball.

Bomber said he was filthy on himself for the play, let’s see if he learns from it.

https://www.statsinsider.com.au/nrl...pJNb8IODPfxa2mmE8hRlYaE7BUSApuywjWxhQ-uXVadfM
Despite the tired and lazy blame game directed at halves in the NRL, in particular, Shaun Johnson, the Kiwi international shouldn't get off easy.

He's always going to struggle behind what has been a lacklustre and error-ridden pack. There is only so much he can do when the Sharks run for 1,657 metres per game (10th) while making the second-most errors at 12.4 per game. So far, he's running for a career-high 87.6 metres per game himself and sitting equal-first in total try assists with six. Not bad for a bloke that is the scapegoat every week.

In fact, he'll be named in the first Stats Insider NRL Team of the Week for his Round 5 performance.
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The Sharks are a shambles around the ruck. Aaron Woods and Andrew Fifita, in particular, have been caught out too many times.

Immobile forwards are the big losers of the new six-again rule. They're being asked to do more work than ever, and with an already lazy Woods starting in the front row, the Sharks are being made to pay.

 

[azzah72]

https://www.statsinsider.com.au/nrl...pJNb8IODPfxa2mmE8hRlYaE7BUSApuywjWxhQ-uXVadfM
Despite the tired and lazy blame game directed at halves in the NRL, in particular, Shaun Johnson, the Kiwi international shouldn't get off easy.

He's always going to struggle behind what has been a lacklustre and error-ridden pack. There is only so much he can do when the Sharks run for 1,657 metres per game (10th) while making the second-most errors at 12.4 per game. So far, he's running for a career-high 87.6 metres per game himself and sitting equal-first in total try assists with six. Not bad for a bloke that is the scapegoat every week.

In fact, he'll be named in the first Stats Insider NRL Team of the Week for his Round 5 performance.
and
The Sharks are a shambles around the ruck. Aaron Woods and Andrew Fifita, in particular, have been caught out too many times.

Immobile forwards are the big losers of the new six-again rule. They're being asked to do more work than ever, and with an already lazy Woods starting in the front row, the Sharks are being made to pay.

I noticed this mostly in the last game, woods and Fifita are not suiting the new rules at all.

We need more players like rudolph at this point.

 

[bluefox68]

I noticed this mostly in the last game, woods and Fifita are not suiting the new rules at all.

We need more players like rudolph at this point.

But does the coach understand this?

Surely we have some young and fast forwards running around... Teig Wilton???

 

[azzah72]

But does the coach understand this?

Surely we have some young and fast forwards running around... Teig Wilton???

Well Sorensen comes to mind for me but he seems to be out of favour.

Let's give woods and Fifita to titans and make a massive play for the other fifita

 

[Tiger Shark]

But does the coach understand this?

Surely we have some young and fast forwards running around... Teig Wilton???

Well Teig is an edge back rower not a middle forward.

You can't just pluck good middles out of the air. Besides when we're already lacking some experience last thing you want to do is remove our two most experience middles.

 

[Tiger Shark]

Well Sorensen comes to mind for me but he seems to be out of favour.

Let's give woods and Fifita to titans and make a massive play for the other fifita

Well seeing that David and Andrew are cousins, if we were a bees dick chance to get the other Fifita down here it would be through his cousin Andrew. So moving Andrew on is kinda not going to work.

 

[Version IV]

Well Teig is an edge back rower not a middle forward.

You can't just pluck good middles out of the air. Besides when we're already lacking some experience last thing you want to do is remove our two most experience middles.

But turn jack Williams into a prop, you then have option of bringing Wilton or Mr Magoo in, have to be looking at future next year, this year is gone

 

[bluefox68]

But turn jack Williams into a prop, you then have option of bringing Wilton or Mr Magoo in, have to be looking at future next year, this year is gone

From the outside looking in, it just looks like Magoo is carrying too much weight.

Am I wrong???

 

[Tiger Shark]

From the outside looking in, it just looks like Magoo is carrying too much weight.

Am I wrong???

Not sure but if you ask that on Facebook he'll probably message you haha

 

[bluefox68]

Not sure but if you ask that on Facebook he'll probably message you haha

With an angry emoji...!

Nah - he’s ten times the footballer I’ll ever be!

 

[BatteredFlake]

With an angry emoji...!

Nah - he’s ten times the footballer I’ll ever be!

You will EVER be ? Are you going to get better as you get older? I hate to tell you some bad news about getting older and getting better , but ., I know it hasn't happened for me yet!

 

[bluefox68]

You will EVER be ? Are you going to get better as you get older? I hate to tell you some bad news about getting older and getting better , but ., I know it hasn't happened for me yet!

Ha ha - yes, maybe a little bending the truth there!!!!!
I’m 51 years old, so, yeah, he’d smash me!

 

[Quigs]

Narhhh you do get better. Well your bullshit stories from your old footy days get better.
(Hope I used the correct 'Yor' there)

Shit some of the stories I relay now to those that still bothered to listen to me well I must of been that good that they can't understand how I was ever overlooked for a couple of Kangaroo Tours.

Back in my day.......... arhhh yes. Soon as I start with that you can see their eyes roll back in their heads.

 

[Frenzy.]

 

[Feej 2: Electric Boogaloo]

 

[Mr Angry]

The Townsend Directive

Watch the Russians.

 

[Generalzod]

The song was played when the Sharkies where doing their Victory lap lol

 

[roboshark]

Flannigan and Morris will win a comp this year

 

[Generalzod]

Milked that f**k the Storm

 

[Quigs]

I think I just watched the benchmark of the standard of game our plodders can only dream of achieving this year.

That was some game fo sure.